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Brief Report: Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (STAT): Development and Preliminary Data

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Stone, W.L., Coonrod, E.E. & Ousley, O.Y. Brief Report: Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (STAT): Development and Preliminary Data. J Autism Dev Disord 30, 607–612 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005647629002

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